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Percent of tort cases concluded by trial in U.S. district courts, 1970
- 2003
| Year |
Percent of tort cases decided
by trial |
Tort trials |
Total tort cases |
| 1970 |
10 |
% |
2,526 |
25,451 |
| 1971 |
10 |
|
2,644 |
25,692 |
| 1972 |
10 |
|
2,653 |
27,199 |
| 1973 |
10 |
|
2,499 |
26,223 |
| 1974 |
9 |
|
2,226 |
24,430 |
| 1975 |
9 |
|
2,291 |
24,748 |
| 1976 |
10 |
|
2,366 |
23,619 |
| 1977 |
9 |
|
2,142 |
24,421 |
| 1978 |
9 |
|
2,292 |
25,149 |
| 1979 |
8 |
|
2,211 |
26,599 |
| 1980 |
8 |
|
2,315 |
29,420 |
| 1981 |
9 |
|
2,817 |
30,999 |
| 1982 |
9 |
|
2,660 |
30,844 |
| 1983 |
9 |
|
2,794 |
32,630 |
| 1984 |
8 |
|
2,941 |
34,812 |
| 1985 |
9 |
|
3,604 |
38,128 |
| 1986 |
8 |
|
2,897 |
38,075 |
| 1987 |
7 |
|
2,754 |
39,117 |
| 1988 |
6 |
|
2,503 |
44,145 |
| 1989 |
6 |
|
2,321 |
39,881 |
| 1990 |
5 |
|
2,108 |
41,745 |
| 1991 |
4 |
|
2,127 |
56,159 |
| 1992 |
4 |
|
1,874 |
46,242 |
| 1993 |
4 |
|
1,714 |
41,136 |
| 1994 |
4 |
|
1,740 |
44,390 |
| 1995 |
4 |
|
1,616 |
37,943 |
| 1996 |
3 |
|
1,507 |
49,063 |
| 1997 |
3 |
|
1,516 |
47,221 |
| 1998 |
3 |
|
1,438 |
51,047 |
| 1999 |
2 |
|
1,317 |
60,941 |
| 2000 |
3 |
|
1,147 |
41,696 |
| 2001 |
4 |
|
1,234 |
34,918 |
| 2002 |
2 |
|
879 |
49,620 |
| 2003 |
2 |
|
768 |
49,166 |
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| Source: Federal Tort Trials and Verdicts,
2002-03, NCJ 208713 |
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